carbon dioxide

Long-term CO2 forest experiment may end

11.11.2008

An experiment that pumps carbon dioxide into groups of trees growing outdoors, designed to test how forests will respond to global warming may be ended by the US Department of Energy. This is not a nefarious plot to squash the results of global warming research, but a genuine disagreement among two groups of scientists over [...]

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Fungi may release less carbon dioxide as climate warms

11.03.2008

Global warming will gradually increase the temperature of soils. Most models predict that increased soil temperature will allow fungi and bacteria to break down soil organic matter faster, releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  New research from the University of California – Irvine shows that, at least for dry soils of boreal [...]

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Carbon Storage in Upper Midwest Forests

09.15.2008

Research by Peter Curtis (Ohio State University) and colleagues shows that northern Michigan forests can store an average of 0.65 tons C per acre per year. This rate of storage is higher than earlier estimates such as those used to develop the Kyoto Protocol, and is consistent with other recent studies that show that temperate [...]

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